SYNOPSIS
IN HER SHOES is the alternately hilarious and heart-rending story of two sisters with nothing in common but size 8 ½ feet. Maggie and Rose Feller are both best friends and polar opposites when it comes to values, goals and personal style.

Maggie (Cameron Diaz ) is a party girl who barely graduated from high school, recycles jobs as quickly as yesterday's newspapers and believes her biggest asset is her attractiveness to the opposite sex. Her recurring state of unemployment leaves her virtually homeless as she bounces between the sofas of her friends and relatives. With no confidence in her intellectual ability, she prizes makeup over books and has an innate talent for choosing the perfect accessories and clothes for any occasion.

Rose (Toni Collette) is a Princeton educated attorney at a top law firm in Philadelphia. Her beautifully decorated prewar apartment is her haven from the outside world. With her nose perpetually to the grindstone, she struggles constantly with her weight and never feels comfortable in the clothes she wears. Her low self esteem regarding her physical appearance has left her dating life non-existent. Rose's one joy in life is shoes (because they always fit), but unfortunately she has few social opportunities to remove them from her closet.

I'm a big Jennifer Weiner fan and love Curtis Hanson's previous work, so this is a must for me. Cameron Diaz seems like an ideal choice for the role of Maggie; I am, however, a little disappointed that they went with an average-sized actress as Rose since her being plus-sized was such a big (no pun intended) part of the novel. Toni Collette is a great actress, though, and I suppose it's possible she put on a couple of pounds for the role, just like she did for Muriel's Wedding.

I saw this last week sometime, I liked it- it was a little long, but there was real character growth, and as much as the pulling on heartstrings was obvious - I still cried I loce Toni Collette, but she in no way looked overweight to me - she was gorgeous even when they tried to make her look ugly, and I didn't understand where she got off thinking she was fat - but after reading your comment geek, I understand a bit more.

I'm a big Jennifer Weiner fan and love Curtis Hanson's previous work, so this is a must for me. Cameron Diaz seems like an ideal choice for the role of Maggie;

That's the casting that I just cannot get over, and I think is going to keep me from seeing the movie. It's not only because I hate Cameron Diaz, but also because I always pictured Maggie as a petite woman. I pictured someone along the lines of the actress that played Sydney on Melrose Place... a 5'2 size 2. Heck, Cameron Diaz is taller than Toni Collette. That just doesn't work.

That's the casting that I just cannot get over, and I think is going to keep me from seeing the movie. It's not only because I hate Cameron Diaz, but also because I always pictured Maggie as a petite woman. I pictured someone along the lines of the actress that played Sydney on Melrose Place... a 5'2 size 2. Heck, Cameron Diaz is taller than Toni Collette. That just doesn't work.

Funny you should say that. I always thought of her as super-skinny and gorgeous, but not necessarily short. Also, Cameron Diaz can be quite endearing AND annoy the heck out of you at the same time - just like Maggie.

I dragged my boyfriend to see it on Saturday and we both loved it. Toni Collette did an awesome job. Has anyone read the book and seen the movie? How do they compare? I want to know if I should read it.